Festivals
Step into a vibrant celebration of culture with The Skinny festival guide. We bring you the latest UK and international festival news; you'll find festival information, previews, reviews, features, and interviews.
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Edinburgh FringeSir Menzies Campbell
It is a fitting reflection of the billing that the audience of Sir Menzies Campbell should be almost exclusively of a certain vintage. However, an hour in th... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeRichard Dawkins
Paula Kirby introduces Richard Dawkins with a word of warning. This talk, she says, is going to be something of a "walk on the wild side," as Dawkins –... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeTariq Ali
Something about joining the crowds on George Street as they pour towards the main Book Festival entrance in Charlotte Square recalls the short walk up the ol... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Preview: Broken Records
Broken Records have quietly been making a name for themselves this past year. Their unique brand of folk rock has won them many admirers, and led to them pla... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh FringeBert Jansch
Those of us crammed into the tight rows of St Bride's church are here to pay homage to one of the greatest guitarists of the modern era. A man who not only r... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Maximo Park
Ever since bursting into the musical spotlight, Maximo Park's Paul Smith has cut an enigmatic figure. Chris McCall finds out what makes him tick. Read more »| 13 Aug 2008
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Edinburgh Fringe
The Jive Aces
I have often wondered how six men might get away with wearing matching lemon yellow suits, and red ties? I’m now pursuaded that, when six chaps rollick... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Office Party
Stilted conversations, rapid consumption of alcohol, and drunken snogs (resulting from said binging). These are all essential elements of that great British ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Jon Richardson at Fringe Review
Misanthrope, angry young man, "just a mouth spouting hate": Jon Richardson has been called a lot of (admittedly, very similar) things. Unsurprisingly, as he ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt attempts to provide a thrilling insight into the nature of the Australian justice system but patchy performances and a thin, contrived story... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Pericles Redux
Not Man Apart physical theatre ensemble employ an eclectic mix of acting and dance to present the odyssey of Pericles Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Luke Wright: A Poet’s Work is Never Done
Poetry and comedy, in principal, shouldn’t work together. That’s not to say that poetry can’t be funny, or that comedy can’t contain ... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Padamme, Padamme
You’re likely to leave feeling more dazed than satisfied Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Mommie and the Minister
The phrase "in poor taste" springs to mind when describing a show that points a satirical finger at issues of child abduction and abuse Read more »| 13 Aug 2008 -
Edinburgh Fringe
Philotus
Edinburgh is a city replete with history. Each cobbled street is steeped in the past. But for one month of the year the city is buried under an avalanche o... Read more »| 13 Aug 2008